英文释义

n a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

n a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

n a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

n (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

n the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

n the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

n the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

r to the same degree (often followed by `as')